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Greenbrier River at Ronceverte

Highest listed crest 23.20 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft10 crests since 2007

The Greenbrier River at Ronceverte crested above flood stage 6 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2007 to 2025. The highest, 23.20 ft on June 24, 2016, was minor flooding, 8.20 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Greenbrier River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.20 ft
June 24, 2016
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 7, 2025
16.11 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greenbrier County
West Virginia
Identifiers
NWS RONW2
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Greenbrier River at Ronceverte
Action stage14.01Feb 17, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.06Feb 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2007 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Greenbrier River at Ronceverte, 2007 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Mar 3, 2007: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2008: 15.50 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2016: 23.20 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2018: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 18.43 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2023: 14.81 ft, action stageJan 10, 2024: 11.16 ft, below flood stageFeb 1, 2025: 13.80 ft, below flood stageFeb 7, 2025: 16.11 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 12.82 ft, below flood stage Highest, 23.20 ft, Jun 24, 2016 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Greenbrier River at Ronceverte 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Greenbrier River at Ronceverte
1Jun 24, 201623.20+8.20Minor—
2Mar 3, 200719.00+4.00Minor—
3Mar 1, 202118.43+3.43Minor—
4Apr 16, 201817.00+2.00Minor—
5Feb 7, 202516.11+1.11Minor—
6Mar 5, 200815.50+0.50Minor—
7Feb 17, 202314.81−0.19Action—
8Feb 1, 202513.80−1.20Below flood stage—
9Feb 16, 202512.82−2.18Below flood stage—
10Jan 10, 202411.16−3.84Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Greenbrier River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Greenbrier River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 24, 2016: 23.20 ft here, minor flooding

  • AldersonWV · Jun 24, 2016 · 22.00 ft · Major
  • HilldaleWV · Jun 24, 2016 · 25.45 ft · Moderate
  • MarlintonWV · Jun 24, 2016 · 12.00 ft · Moderate

March 3, 2007: 19.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • AldersonWV · Mar 3, 2007 · 16.80 ft · Moderate
  • MarlintonWV · Mar 2, 2007 · 12.87 ft · Moderate
  • BuckeyeWV · Mar 2, 2007 · 15.87 ft · Minor

March 1, 2021: 18.43 ft here, minor flooding

  • AldersonWV · Mar 2, 2021 · 17.53 ft · Moderate
  • MarlintonWV · Mar 1, 2021 · 12.38 ft · Moderate
  • HilldaleWV · Mar 2, 2021 · 21.34 ft · Minor
  • RenickWV · Mar 1, 2021 · 17.64 ft · Minor
  • DurbinWV · Mar 1, 2021 · 7.20 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Greenbrier River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Greenbrier River
AldersonWV14.024.33 ft, Jan 20, 19966
BuckeyeWV15.023.20 ft, Nov 5, 19850
DurbinWV7.07.88 ft, Feb 6, 20250
HilldaleWV20.026.88 ft, Jan 20, 19961
MarlintonWV10.020.20 ft, Nov 5, 19852
RenickWV17.029.00 ft, Nov 5, 19852
Ronceverte this gaugeWV15.023.20 ft, Jun 24, 20160

Other gauges in Greenbrier County

Flood gauges in Greenbrier County
4h/Anthony14.015.87 ft, Feb 17, 20230
Renick17.029.00 ft, Nov 5, 19852
Hines IFLOWS SG14.018.80 ft, Jun 23, 20161
abv. Little Sewell Crk. at Rainelle14.015.91 ft, Aug 3, 20260

Greenbrier County: every hazard · River floods across the country · West Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RONW2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.